Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder
Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert has been arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder after he allegedly struck the father of Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates with his vehicle.
A news release from the Montgomery County Department of Police did not name Yates' father as the alleged victim in the incident, but a statement from Turnstile confirmed he was the person struck by the vehicle.
The alleged incident occurred Sunday, March 29, 2026, at approximately 4:41 p.m., according to the release. Police officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to a call for an alleged hit-and-run incident, the department said.
According to police, Ebert, 33, was involved in an argument "with his 78-year-old neighbor in the neighbor's driveway," and during the incident, Ebert allegedly "struck the victim with his 2001 Buick before leaving the scene without contacting 9-1-1 or providing aid."
Surveillance footage captured the hit-and-run collision, according to Montgomery County police.
"The victim was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries, including a broken leg," the release stated.
Officers searched the area for Ebert and his vehicle, eventually locating the Buick "unoccupied with front-end damage" and towing the vehicle to a police station for evidence processing, police said.
Ebert was located in his neighborhood on March 31 and was subsequently arrested and taken into custody, police said. He was charged with attempted second-degree murder "and related offenses," according to the news release, and was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, "where he is being held without bond."
Ebert was an original founding member of Turnstile, which formed in Baltimore in 2010. He played the band's first three albums, including 2021's "Glow On," which spawned the Grammy-nominated songs "Holiday" and "Blackout," before parting ways with the group in 2022.
In a statement to ABC Audio, Turnstile said they "cut ties with Brady Ebert in 2022 in response to a consistent pattern of harmful behavior affecting himself, the band, and the community."
"After exhausting every available resource to support his access to help and recovery, a boundary ultimately had to be set when healthy communication was no longer possible and he began threatening violence," Turnstile said. "In the years since, his baseless tirades have continued in public. We never addressed it. We chose to protect his privacy and the circumstances around his departure, even when he did nothing to be deserving of that protection."
"Over the past few months, his threats only escalated further," the statement continued. "This past week, that violence led to a physical attack when Brady went to the house of Brendan's parents and used his vehicle to run over Brendan's father, causing severe physical trauma."
The statement added, "We are grateful that Mr. Yates survived, has successfully undergone surgery, and we're hoping for the best possible outcome in his recovery. We have no language left for Brady. Please respect our privacy in this time."
Ebert's listed attorney had no comment when contacted by ABC Audio.
